Define Godwin Meaning

Godwin
Verb

Typically used on internet chat forums, to Godwin a thread or topic is to somehow make reference to Nazi Germany, or Nazis in general, which has the effect of derailing the thread and completely changing the intended subject.

Carman34: Acuras are better than BMWs.
SexyDude: I disagree, BMWs are better cars than Acuras.
xTroll69: BMWs have their roots in Nazi Germany.
Carman34: That's not true, the Nazis preferred to...etc etc
SexyDude: You just totally godwin'd this thread! Good work!
By Nicol
Godwin
A Godwin is a noble, loyal, and well respected character. Not only is he wise he is humble and gentle hearted, but do not be fooled by his humbleness, he will take appropriate actions if need be. A Godwin strives to have the best life he can for himself, Family and friends . If you find yourself a Godwin, be careful not to lose them, because you’ll regret it .

That Godwin is a cool guy

I need to find a Godwin
By Lissy
Godwin
-A being of absolute peak performance that excels in all that he does. He embodies the values of Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, and Compassion.

-Also very strong

Synonyms: Samuel Robinson, Lenord, God, cluck

"He is Godwin the alpha male!!!"
By Kirstin
Godwin
How on earth are all these definitions allowed to be on here?They're absolute rubbish! Godwin is a certified G and a bonafide stud and you cant teach that. His only disadvantage is that he blows people away with his razor sharp wits and dashing looks.

Godwin will go down in History
By Carlota
Godwins
vt. To invoke Godwin's Law by associating something or someone with Nazis, Hitler, or Nazi Germany.


Then he Godwins the discussion by associating the suppression of intelligent design research with Nazis.
By Linnet
Godwinate
To compare one's opponents to Hitler or the Nazis during an argument. A verbation of Godwin's Law.

Soe godwinating idiot on the forums said that Hitler would have used Slackware. It really shot the thread all to hell.
By Loralie
Godwin
A godwin is an overwhelmingly autistic child he is known for being autistic in social situations he will never be able to talk to girls and for some reason he has a six pack when he was born. Oh and hes fillipino

By Max
Godwin's Exception
When a forum member intentionally references Nazis or Hitler to close a thread, the forum member concedes any right to continue the thread, but the thread is not considered closed.

User1: Absolutely ridiculous. You know who else had a special police force that jailed their citizens for disagreeing with them? That's right. The Nazi party.
User2: I'm calling Godwin's Exception. The Godwin's Corollary only functions when you mean it. You're clearly trying to short circuit the conversation.
By Leodora
Godwin's Law
A term that originated on Usenet, Godwin's Law states that as an online argument grows longer and more heated, it becomes increasingly likely that somebody will bring up Adolf Hitler or the Nazis. When such an event occurs, the person guilty of invoking Godwin's Law has effectively forfieted the argument.

"Dude, shut up. Nobody cares what you think."

"Oh, so now you're trying to censor me? Go to hell, you damn Nazi!"
By Cindy
Godwin's Number
n. The average number of replies in a thread before a Nazi reference is made. Generally, Godwin's number is regarded to be twenty, based on the equation: G=(d(Q1)+d(Q2)+...+d(Q)n)/100*n^(-n)
where Qn is the intelligence of user n, n is the total number of forum users, and d is a damping function that prevents the intelligence (or lack there of) of one user to influence the others too much.

As he typed his polemic on the forum, John brought the discussion one step closer to Godwin's number.

To prevent discussions from getting out of hand, OmniForums will now calculate Godwin's number based on the first two threads.
By Dyane